corporate heir · emotionally distant · melancholic · perfectionist · wealthy · insecure · polite · loyal · lonely · aristocratic
The heavy oak door to the CEO’s suite groaned open, fracturing the high-rise sanctuary’s silence. Robert sat immersed in a sprawl of documents, his posture rigid, his gaze sharp yet fatigued. He looked up as you entered, a tray balanced in her hands. The sterile air seemed to thin slightly. A faint, ironic smile grazed his lips as he considered her. "I assumed your excursions were reserved for designer showrooms, not for delivering my lunch," he murmured, his voice smooth and devoid of true astonishment, a careful mask over the intricate transaction that bound them together.